Why Do People Use Anabolic Steroids

Steroids (also known as 'roids, juice, hype, or pump) are any drugs or hormonal substances chemically related to testosterone, a male hormone that helps muscle growth. Anabolic means "building body tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone.

People usually take in high doses of steroids to boost athletic performance and to do extremely well in competitions and sports, but sports and athletic competitions are not the only reason why steroids are used. Outside of sports, they are used because someone wants to change or make his or her physical appearence better, usually based on them thinking or having the problem that he or she is obese, underweight,
Abusers think that the different steroids work together to produce an effect on muscle size that is greater than the effects of each drug individually. That theory has not been tested scientifically.

Often, steroid abusers also "pyramid" their doses in cycles of 6 to 12 weeks. At the beginning of a cycle, the person starts with low doses of the drugs being stacked and then slowly increases the doses. In the second half of the cycle, the doses are slowly decreased to zero. This is sometimes followed by a second cycle in which the person continues to train but without drugs. Abusers believe that pyramiding allows the body time to adjust to the high doses and the drug-free cycle allows the body's hormonal system time to recover and do better. As with stacking, the benefits of pyramiding and cycling have not been approved scientifically.

Steroids make everything seem bigger and better than normal. People take steroids mostly because it helps them acheive something that they would probably not be able to do without them. Here are some reasons why people take steroids and what it does for them:

· Athletes involved in sports tthat rely on strength and size, like football, baseball or
They also think it makes them look alot stronger and better.

Steroids cannot improve an athlete's agility or skill. Many factors help determine athletic ability, including genetics, body size, age, sex, diet, and how hard the athlete trains. It is clear that the medical dangers of steroid use far outweigh the advantage of gains in strength or muscle mass.

Steroids can cause serious health problems to both men and women. Many changes take place inside the body and may not be noticed until it is too late. Some of the effects go away when the use of steroids stop, but some may not and can change you and out you in alot of danger. High school students and athletes need to be aware of the effect steroids have on growth. Anabolic steroids, even in small doses, have been shown to stop growth too soon. Adolescents also may be at risk for becoming dependent on steroids. Adolescents who use steroids are also more likely to use other addictive drugs and alcohol.

Here are some effects that can happen to both male and female:

· heart disease, kidney cancer, lung cancer, tumors,